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From driving cutting-edge research to bringing medical innovations to market, landing competitive awards and more, the faculty, staff and students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine know how to make headlines.
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Get to know Michael Yaffe, CWRU School of Medicine's 2026 Commencement speaker
Commencement marks the moment when students become alumni—when every hour spent in classes, labs and hospital rooms pays off as graduates take the next step on the path to doctorhood.For Michael B. Yaffe, MD, PhD (GRS ’87, pharmacology; MED ’89), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s…
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March 24, 2020
While the novel coronavirus is disrupting every aspect of normalcy, the pandemic is also creating opportunities—for learning and community service, as faculty and students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered by stepping up to fill an urgent need at local community…
March 24, 2020
The punishing siege of COVID-19 continues and will be worse before it gets better. We all have become reacquainted with the quirks of our homes. We have now determined just how robust our internet connection really is, and we have sworn that, as soon as the stores reopen, we will acquire a newer,…
March 23, 2020
Student volunteers assist with public questions and concerns about COVID-19 pandemic While
the novel coronavirus is disrupting every aspect of normalcy, the pandemic is
also creating opportunities—for learning and community service, as faculty and
students at Case Western Reserve University School…
March 21, 2020
Yesterday was Match Day, though you might not have known it. There was no enormous congregation of families at the Tink, from infants to grandparents, no professors slipping in at noon to cheer on their mentees, no balloons, no reception, no measuring for cap and gown, no news crews getting sound…
March 21, 2020
Outlet: WebMD Health News
March 18, 2020
Each year, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine students—and other medical students across the country—celebrate Match Day, where they learn in which U.S. residency program they'll train the next three to seven years. Typically, Match Day is a large celebration, with students'…
March 17, 2020
By Erin Smith, research services librarian for the humanities Hello from Kelvin Smith Library! The semester is well underway, and now is a good time to start thinking about how to utilize your resources in regards to your research. Whether you are in the brainstorming stage, the investigative…
March 17, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is moving fast and Ohio has responded with stiff measures to limit public interactions. We are hunkering down with our families and trying to sustain our critical research and education functions. For the most part, we have responded very well. Our graduate education has,…
March 14, 2020
Outlet: Houston Chronicle
March 12, 2020
This tagline captures a great deal of the work of our School of Medicine. This week, these values were rewarded by our rise to #20 in medical school NIH research funding reported by the Blue Ridge Institute for Biomedical Research rankings. Congratulations to all of our investigators!
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